- Graduate Field Affiliation
- Real Estate
Biography
While writing his master’s thesis on the design of falsework for the construction of concrete bridges, Hover worked as a project engineer, building bridges over the Ohio River. After completing his master’s degree, he spent three years as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, serving as a unit leader. Then he joined a structural design firm, became a partner in the company, and supervised the design of the $60-million Hamilton County Correctional Facility. During this time, he was involved in the restoration of more than twenty seriously deteriorated structures, and became interested in the analysis and rehabilitation of deteriorated concrete. This led him to Cornell, where he completed his doctorate and joined the faculty in 1984 as an associate professor. Hover received a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation in 1986, and has won five teaching awards in the past ten years. He is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute, a member of several professional organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom, and is a registered professional engineer.
Research Interests
- Structural Engineering
Select Publications
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Natesaiyer, K C., K C Hover. 1992. “The Protected Paste Volume of Air Entrained Cement Paste; Part I.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 4: 166-184.
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Hover, K C., R Phares. 1996. “Influence of Placing Methods on Air Content.” Transportation Research Record 1532: 1-8.
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Hover, Kenneth Clark. 2006. “Evaporation of water from concrete surfaces.” Aci Materials Journal 103(5): 384-389.
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Abel, J H., R C. Pinto, K C Hover. 2009. “Monitoring the liquid to solid transition in concrete with conventional tests.” American Concrete Institute.
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Lee, C H., K C Hover. 2015. “Influence of Datum Temperature and Activation Energy on Maturity Strength Predictions.” ACI Materials Journal 112(6): 781-790.
Select Awards and Honors
- Cornell Council (Senior Class) Award, One of Top 15 Cornell Professors 2015
- President, American Concrete Institute 2010
- Named one of the "Ten Most Influential People in the Concrete Industry", Hanley Wood Publishers at World of Concrete, Las Vegas 2006
- Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellowship (Highest Teaching Award at Cornell University), Cornell University 2000
- ASCE Materials Division Best Basic Research Paper Award with K. Natesaiyer and K. Snyder 1994
Education
- B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati 1972
- M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati 1974
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Cornell University 1984
